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大體

简大体 · 繁大體

Mandarin · pinyin dà tǐ

in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole
overall situation; the big picture
cadaver for dissection in training medical students

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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4–3 · da4 ti3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 tai2

Cantonese word readings for 大體. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

general principle; main principle; main thing
(euphemistic) remains; corpse

adv

in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; in the main

adj

(medicine, attributive) gross

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